| cystic echinococcosis in italy from the 1950s to present. | in italy the epidemiological pattern of cistic echinococcosis (ce) is incomplete and the information for most regions is out of date, contradictory, and almost exclusively limited to the intermediate hosts. the disease is found most frequently in particular social and economic conditions: widespread use of extensive or semi-extensive sheep farming, illegal slaughtering, and high numbers of sheepdogs and other types of dogs. the highest incidence in sheep is found in sardinia (70.6-92.8%), sicily ... | 2004 | 16044697 |
| [echinococcosis: a persistent endemic]. | echinococcosis seems to be still endemic in italy. data from epidemiological studies in middle- south italy indicates that this parasitosis is often a work- related disease. our survey concerning findings among patients from surgical departments in tuscany confirms the rsults of the studies. echinococcosis is still endemic and dairy farming seems to be a risk factor. | 2004 | 15551951 |
| cystic echinococcosis in equids in italy. | between march 2003 and february 2007, the livers and the lungs of 2,231 horses from various italian regions were examined for cystic echinococcosis presence at the time of slaughter. hydatid cysts were found in six horses, namely four from sardinia, one from sicily, and one from tuscany. the location, number, morphology, and fertility of the cysts found were determined. dna was extracted from the germinal layers and protoscoleces of the fertile cysts and polymerase chain reactions (pcr) were per ... | 2008 | 18180956 |